Seton Hall Appoints New CIO, Paul Fisher

Paul E. Fisher Jr. has been promoted to Chief Information Officer at Seton Hall University. Fisher joined the University in 1997 and assumed the role of director of the Teaching, Learning, & Technology Center in 2005. He was appointed Associate Chief Information Officer in 2009, serving 14 years in that role under CIO Dr. Stephen Landry, who is stepping down after 30 years of service to Seton Hall.

In these roles, Fisher has been responsible for supporting faculty in the thoughtful use and integration of technology into the curriculum. Fisher, a McQuaid Medalist in 2021,  chairs  the Teaching, Learning, Technology Roundtable (TLTR) and the University Data Governance Council, he has held adjunct faculty positions at Seton Hall’s College of Arts and Sciences and the former College of Education and Human Services, where he taught courses on multimedia development and project management.

Fisher has been instrumental in the University’s digital transformation, leading the design and implementation of the teaching and learning environment, including the state-of-the-art medical simulation center at the Interprofessional Health Sciences campus in Nutley, and plays a critical role in the strategic development of the University’s online course portfolio. Fisher was pivotal in the University’s response to COVID-19, ensuring continued operations and remote teaching and learning and has worked to bring critical digital tools to the student body with the University’s designation as an Adobe Creative Campus in 2022. He has been active in EDUCAUSE, the higher education nonprofit association dedicated to advancing higher education through the use of technology and was a faculty member in the Educause Learning Technology Leadership institute for five years.

“Paul  is well known to everyone on campus and has served as the University’s deputy CIO for 14 years,” said Donna McMonagle Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Seton Hall.  “I look forward to seeing Paul build on the work he and Steve have accomplished in their long tenure together and continue the University’s digital transformation, helping to drive innovation in the academic enterprise and efficiencies in the administration. We congratulate him on a well-deserved promotion.”

After 30 years of dedicated service, Stephen Landry, Ph.D., Chief Information Officer, is stepping down as CIO but will continue to serve the University as a special advisor through the end of the fiscal year.

“I want to thank Steve for his long and outstanding service to the University,” said McMonagle. “His contributions and dedication to Seton Hall will continue to benefit the University in years to come.”

As the University’s very first CIO, Landry was instrumental in building a well-organized, responsive, and professional IT operation, and shaping the University’s technology strategy through a period of profound change. Among his many accomplishments over his decades of service, Landry oversaw the development of the University’s first IT Strategic Plan and the implementation of Banner. The cornerstones of that critical strategic plan called for supporting the teaching and learning environment in a vastly different and rapidly changing technological environment, the creation of the University’s award-winning Mobile Computing Program, and the creation of the Teaching, Learning & Technology Center.

“It has been my privilege collaborating with Steve over the years, contributing to the evolution of Seton Hall into a digitally enhanced learning community," Fisher expressed. "I consider it an even greater privilege to now have the opportunity to continue his legacy and pioneer innovative directions for our students and faculty as we embrace a new era of technological progress and transformative digital possibilities that are set to enrich both the curriculum and the entire university.”

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